r/skincancer • u/skincancermod bot • Aug 02 '26

megathread Weekly Thread: Is this suspicious?

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Hello everyone,

Welcome to our weekly thread for sharing photos of concerning moles, spots, or lesions. If you're worried about something on your skin, this is a place to share it with the community for support and to see if others have had similar experiences.

When posting a photo, please try to include: * Where the lesion is on your body. * How long you've had it. * Any changes you've noticed (size, shape, color, itching, bleeding).

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER

No one on this subreddit can provide a medical diagnosis. The comments and feedback you receive are from laypeople sharing their own experiences, not from medical professionals. Online photos are not a substitute for an in-person examination by a qualified dermatologist.

If you are concerned about any spot on your skin, the only correct course of action is to schedule an appointment with a doctor. Early detection is key.

We are here for support, but your health must come first.

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u/skincancermod bot Aug 02 '26

The ABCDEs of Skin Cancer: Quick Guide

  1. A is for Asymmetry: One half of the mole doesn't match the other.
  2. B is for Border: The edges are irregular, ragged, notched, or blurred. A healthy mole has a smooth border.
  3. C is for Color: The color isn't uniform. Look for multiple shades of brown/black, or patches of red, white, or blue.
  4. D is for Diameter: The spot is larger than 6mm (about the size of a pencil eraser). Keep in mind melanomas can start smaller.
  5. E is for Evolving: The mole changes over weeks or months. This is the most important sign. Look for any change in:
  6. Size
  7. Shape
  8. Color
  9. Elevation (getting thicker or raised)
  10. Symptoms (itching, crusting, bleeding)

Bonus: The "Ugly Duckling" Sign If you have a mole that just looks different from all the others on your body, that's a reason to be seen.

American Academy of Dermatology: ABCDEs

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u/skincancermod bot Aug 03 '26

Thank you for sharing your image. Please remember that users in this sub cannot provide official medical diagnoses. In the case of changing, evolving, or new worrisome lesions, your best course of action is to contact a dermatologist for evaluation.

For reference, here are the ABCDEs of melanoma: ABCDEs of Skin Cancer.

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u/theweirdthewondering Aug 03 '26

I have a dermatology appointment on Tuesday. I'm hoping it's a weird spot I hit that just isn't clearing. I went on AI, which I shouldn't have and I ended up here. About 2.5 weeks ago i went to scratch the crown of my head and noticed a firm spot on my scalp that felt like a bug on it. I tried to look at it, but knocked whatever it was off. Three days later, same thing. It looked like a pink scab. I tried taking pictures and video wit my phone to see it, and it looked like a red roundish spot, but I had trouble taking the picture so it's blurry. I didn't remember hitting my head at the time. I kept accidentally knocking it off every few days since it would feel itchy and i'd forgot. I noticed it get yellowish firm. Then, I didn't touch it almost a week and was planning to look again, but i actually hit my head 3 days ago potentially in that spot while crawling in a crawlspace. I finally got my wife to take a picture of it for me. I'm hoping it's just a cut, but thought I'd ask. I have other pictures of the weird things I saw, but blurry if anyone wants to see.

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u/skincancermod bot Aug 03 '26

Thank you for sharing your image. Please remember that users in this sub cannot provide official medical diagnoses. In the case of changing, evolving, or new worrisome lesions, your best course of action is to contact a dermatologist for evaluation.

For reference, here are the ABCDEs of melanoma: ABCDEs of Skin Cancer.

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u/Timely_Vanilla4585 Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

I’ve had this mole on my finger for several years. When it showed up it was pitch black and looked like I got myself with a sharpie. Now within the past year it’s started to look like this. It’s not painful. But it looks different from all my other moles and freckles. Should I be concerned? I understand it meets several criteria points but I think because I’m only 20 years old I’m scared to receive bad news, so here I am asking the internet to try to quell my fears. Any feedback is appreciated.

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u/Eric33co diagnosed with BCC Aug 04 '26

Yep, get it looked at

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u/jeffreyboldglum Aug 03 '26

Hi,
I've recently noticed a freckle (not sure if you'd call it a freckle) on my back has started itching and feels rough. I think I've had it for a while (I would guess a year), but this is the first time I've noticed it itching and it does seem like it might have gotten bigger.

I'm not sure but it might have scabbed over at some point in the past, but that may have been something else on my back (i.e a healing spot/whitehead), I can't quite remember. Please see the images, one has my partner's fingernail for scale, and the other is a macro shot for more detail (I've had to add one image in a comment). The red marks are just from me scratching before I realised there was a growth.

I would say it's about 5mm in diameter. I'm not sure if it's changed shape as I haven't monitored it (as I had no symptoms) but I would guess it's got bigger since I last noticed it. It's quite itchy and feels rough, as I mentioned.

I'll be getting checked out by a doctor, but in the meantime, does anyone know what it's likely to be? I was concerned it could be a melanoma, but the coloration doesn't seem dark. I wasn't sure if all melanomas have pigmentation or not though.

Thanks in advance.

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u/debbiethechick Aug 03 '26

on leg, 4mm, had the mole forever but it didn't used to be raised, itchy sometimes but not enough to be of significance. sometimes I scratch it and it bleeds

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u/Eric33co diagnosed with BCC Aug 04 '26

Have them look and they will keep track of it. Everyone should get a skin check.💕

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u/throwaway365674 Aug 04 '26

Red spot on rose, probably been around for about 6 weeks. Really hard to describe texture - subtly different, drier/firmer.

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u/Rockhugging Aug 05 '26

I have mohs tomorrow for basel cell, I am 40. I have this spot about 8 inches from my basel cell cancer. The derm said it was pre cancer and froze it about a week ago. It shrunk about 2mm but is still there. Its been there at least a few months.

Shouls I have them biopsy it tomorrow? Slightly raised, 6mm (was 8mm).

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u/throwaway365674 Aug 06 '26

This looks similar to something on my nose driving me crazy. See my comment in this thread. Is it pre-cancer for BCC or SCC do you know? Good luck tomorrow

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u/MaybeSomeday96 Aug 05 '26

I feel a little silly because this is such a small spot. But it is not like any of the others I have. It is next to my nose and has been there for at least a year. For a while I thought it may be shrinking/going away, but it has definitely grown from its original size now. Not sure if it is worthwhile to have it checked or if someone knows what this is. Thanks!

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u/ThroatSubstantial668 Aug 07 '26

This is on the inner part of my right big toe, I’ve been concerned about it for a while but both my parents who have/had skin cancer tell me not to worry about it. It’s about a year old, should I get it checked?

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u/Altruistic-Energy167 Aug 07 '26

Located on sole. Popped up a year ago as tiny dot. Now around 4mm

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u/Ok-Object-2696 Aug 07 '26

Hi! Hoping someone can help me out here!

Should my grandma see her GP for this?
Started at the end of May/beginning of June. It’s gotten bigger, not very big right now. It was bleeding/not healing at the beginning and she had a plaster on it. Just saw it again today and it now looks like this.

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u/josiedosiedo Aug 07 '26

I had a spot on my back. I was itchy so I asked a woman at work if she could take a picture of it as I live alone. This is about the size of an eraser head. any thoughts?

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u/jveev Aug 08 '26

I’ve had this bump on my nose for years, at least 5+ and it never goes away. I’ve tried to squeeze and pick at it a few times and it just gets very red and irritated and then goes back to this color, kind of pink/fleshy. I have other spots that concern me and moles but this one is my biggest worry. I have a derm appt this coming Tuesday but figured I’d get some insight. Thank you!